Top Trail Fear: “An animal will attack me or pillage my campsite in the night” Symptom:  waking at every sound Cure:  Time will prove that animal encounters in the night are rare. That sound you heard was probably just a chipmunk.

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This episode includes the first half of an interview with Susan Alcorn, author of Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago. The book tells the story of her adventure on the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile trek across northern Spain, and gives tips to those wh

In the premier episode of the Long-Distance Backpacking Podcast, I talk with with Dr. David Horton, Professor of Health Sciences #38; Kinesiology at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.nbsp; David has been an ultra-marathon runner since 1979 and in 1991 s

Becoming comfortable with making food choices can be a difficult thing to do for a long-distance backpacker.  To help folks with ideas, I searched for the best resources in the field of backcountry cooking.  Here’s a review of one of my top three

The Pacific Crest Trail Association’s (PCTA’s) annual Trail Fest in Portland, OR, this weekend went beyond my expectations of a trail association conference.  Humming with trail culture,

While reviewing the 2009 PCTA Trail Fest schedule today, I noticed the name of a hiking trail that I’d never seen before.  The Great Baikal Trail will be Russia’s first long-distance trai

I once had the opportunity to work at Mount Rogers Outfitters (MRO) in Damascus, VA (directly beside the Appalachian Trail), and took in loads of backpacking information from the store and trail commu

I ran across this Gene Espy tribute video recently and really enjoyed it. The video was produced by Weather Carrot (trailname) and premiered at the 2008 Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association G

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